Leaving and Cleaving
Hostess: Renee Swope
Contributing Writer: Jill Tracey

The Bible says to leave our parents and cleave to our spouses – but what does that mean? Hi, I’m Renee Swope for Proverbs 31 Ministries. In the book of Genesis, God describes marriage as a man and woman detaching themselves from their families of origin and attaching themselves to each other.

A co-worker of mine recently discovered she’d never completed this process! She was talking to her mother 4 or 5 times a day and doing things just to make her parents happy. She realized she hadn’t let go of mom and dad so she could completely commit herself to her husband. My friend started a painful process of setting healthy boundaries and balanced priorities. She said it was like cutting roots that had grown strong, thick and entangled, and were much harder to cut because of the years they’d remained attached.

So, I wonder if we still have some leaving and cleaving to do. Chances are it’ll be hard - but definitely worth the work! For more marriage encouragement, click on Everyday Life at Proverbs31.org.

Related Resources
Everyday Life, Marriage According to God, by Rachel Olsen

Capture His Heart and Capture Her Heart by Lysa TerKeurst

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1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

We have been married for 47 years and only in the last 10 did I realize I had never cut the apron strings completely. He has stood beside me, through all the unhealthy behavior, and at this point our marriage is better than when we got married. This has happened only by the Grace of God.
Thank you Lord.

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